Table-spread holder



Nov. 5, 1924. 1,516,665

I R. A. BLUNCK TABLE SPREAD HOLDER Filed Oct. 19, 1922 Patented Nov. 25, 19241-6 lfll'EQ res.

ROBERTA. BLUNCK, OF GRAND MOUND, IOWA.

T.ABLESPREAD=, HOLDER.

Application fi1ed October 19, 1922.

"holder and is designed particularly as an improvement upon thev structure disclosed in Patent No. 1,403,735, issued to me on January 17, 1922.

One object of the invention is to simplify yZIDCl otherwise improve upon the construc tionof the holder so that it will operate efficiently to properly support a canopy above and out of contact with the articles contained upon a table.

A further object is to provide oppositely disposed supporting loops which are spaced apart at their points of attachment with the supporting member of the device and which cooperate with means located at their points of attachment, for supporting the loops.

Another object is to provide a holder of this character which, when not in use, can be folded into a compact structure easily tlransported.

Another object is to provide a holder which can be applied to table tops of different thicknesses, and which allows a canopy to lie close to the table top at the margin thereof.

With the foregoin and other objects in .view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of such novel details of construction and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:

' Figure 1 is a top plan view of the holder spread out to support a canopy.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the holder folded.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the holder.

Figure 4; is a front elevation of one of the pivotal connections between a loop and its supporting structure, the loop being shown in section, this view being taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a frame preferably Serial No. 595,625.

made of any resilient wire bent to provide side members 2 the lower ends of which merge into coils 8. From each of these coils extends an L-shaped arm 4, the two arms being connected by cross member 5 integral therewith andhaving its middle portion offset inwardly toward the coils as shown at 6. The upper portions of the arms 1 are extended along a line intersecting the plane occupied by the sides 2 of the frame 1.

The ends of the side members 2 merge into coils or eyes 7 and from these eyes the sides of the frame converge as shown at S and are held together by acoupling sleeve 9. The side members 2 are suitably held together between their ends, by braces 11 which have terminal eyes engaging the sides of the frame 1 at 12.

The sleeves 9 engage the hooked end of a resilient wire 13 constituting a connection between the opposed frames 1 said wire being preferably arcuate and formed with an intermediate coil 14:. The connecting wire serves to hold the frames normally together.

Pivotally engaging the eyes 7 are eyes 15 provided at the ends of supporting loops 16 formed preferably of heavy resilient wire and each having an intermediate eye or coil 17. The free ends of the supporting loops terminate in stop fingers 18 projecting from the eyes 17 and adapted, when the loops 10 are in substantially horizontal positions, to come against the adjacent sides of the frame 1 and thus support the loops against clownward movement.

hen the device is not in use the supporting loops are swung together and overhang the connecting member 13, as shown in Figure 2. Y Vhen the parts are thus positioned afastening hook 18 can be extended through the eyes 17 as in Figure 2. This hook may be provided with a shank 1 9 carrying another hook 20, and this latter hook can be placed in engagement with the. coil 14:. With the parts thus held they will remain folded as shown in Figure 2.

WVhen it is desired to use the device the hook 20 of shank 19 is removed from the eye or coil 14:, after which frames 1 are drawn apart and placed upon opposed portions of a table top. Hook 18 of shank 19 is then removed from the coils or eyes 17 allowing the loops 16 to swing downwardly to their respective positions. When the parts are thus located the inwardly extending portions 6 of the frame members 1 Will the bear upwardly against the bottom surface of the top. Obviously the angular arms will adapt themselves to table tops of different thicknesses. When the parts are thus placed on a table the stop fingers 18 will bear against the sides of the frame 1. and the looped holding members 16 will be supported substantially horizontally above the table top and out of contact with the articles thereon. A suitable canopy can then be placed over the holder and by reason of the particular construction of the frames 1, all parts of he table top will be fully covered and protected by the canopy. The canopy will engage the table cloth where it rests on the edge of the table top and flies will thus be prevented from entering the space between the canopy and the top. No parts of the holder project laterally beyond the table leaving gaps between the canopy and the sides of the table through which insects might enter.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described includ ing opposed upstanding frames, resilient angular arms extending outwardly from the frames, inwardly offset cross members connecting the arms on each frame, said arms and cross members operating for engagement with the edge of a table to support the frame in upstanding position inwardly from the edge of the table, supporting loops pivotally connected to the frames and bridging the space therebetween, and stops carried by the loops and cooperating with the frame for supporting the loops in substantially horizontal position at opposite sides of the frames.

2. A device of the class described includ ing opposed frames, a resilient bowed con nection between the frames, angular resilient arms extending outwardly from the lower portions of each frame, an inwardly offset cross member connecting the arms of each frame, said cross member and arms cooperating to engage the edge of a table and to support their frames in upstanding positions on the table and inwardly from edges thereof, resilient supporting loops pivotally connected to the frames and bridging the space between them, and stop devices carried by the loops at the pivot ends thereof and cooperating with the frame for supporting the loops in substantially horizontal position.

A device of the class described including opposed frames, a resilient bowed member connecting the frames, outwardly extending angular arms upon the lower portions of the frames, inwardly offset cross members connecting the arms of each frame, said cross members cooperating with their arms to provide means for engaging the edges of a table to support the frames in upstanding positions inwardly from said edges. resilient supporting loops pivotally connected to the frames and bridging the space therebetween, and stop fingers integral with the pivot ends of the loop and movable against the frames to support said loops in substantially horizontal positions with the frames between them. I

l. A. device of the class described including opposed frames, a resilient bowed member connecting the frames, outwardly X tending angular arms upon the lower portions of the frames, inwardly offset cross members connecting the arms of each frame, said cross members cooperating with their arms to provide means for engaging the edges of a table to support the frames in upstanding positions inwardly from the edges, resilient supporting loops pivotally connected to the frames and bridging the space therebetween, and stop fingers inte gral with the pivot ends of the loop and movable against the frames to support said loops in substantially horizontal positions with the frames between them. said connecting member and the loops having inter mediate eyes. and means carried by the eve of the connecting member for engaging the eyes of the loops to hold said loops folded. against the connecting member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afliXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses C. J. DUNDEE, Bessie M. KELLY. 

